Revolutionaries

Deane Parker and his gang of usual suspects packraft the upper reaches of the Whanganui River to the Bridge to Nowhere, mountain bike the Matemateonga Track to the Whangamomona Pub, and hitch a ride (almost) back to their starting point on golf carts converted into railway jiggers.

Pedalling north out of Adelaide after lockdown, Jimmy Ashby reflects that the best way to know you’re on a deep and remote adventure is when you’re 200km+ from the closest town and one of the few cars you see all day pulls over just to tell you you’re crazy.

Post-lockdown time warps us back 20 or 30 years to a quieter NZ. Jamie Nicoll suss's out some local adventures to fill your bucket list. First up, an accessible get-away to the upper Hurunui River and its legendary hot pools.

Jamie Nicoll's lockdown was spent camping at his mate Glen's engineering yard rebuilding his recently acquired 4WD wagon from the 'hubs up' in preparation for an upcoming global overland mtb adventure.

Sasha Smith recounts an entrancing six days of great food and better company, cycling around the Catlins at the bottom of the South Island.